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Hi all - new poster here & so glad to find this wonderful group. We are long time gsd owners and have had no major issues. However, our newest girl, Tessie is 2yrs. old and was coming along quite nicely with her training/socialization until last week. We had a visit from our daughter and 2yo granddaughter. Out of an abundance of caution, we had Tessie on a leash from the get go. Once we made sure everyone was nice and calm, we all sat in the living room, with Tessie and our older gsd both in a down position. Granddaughter proceeded to bring toys back and forth while we talked and played with Scrabble letters. We noticed Tessie looking at her with intensity and before I could react, she lunged and scared the heck out of all of us. She is very strong, and at that point was "in the zone" and beyond listening to any commands whatsoever. We are not sure whether she was trying to play or to take a nip out of the poor kid. This was a real wake up call, and now we need to take serious action - more training? - so that this never happens again. Any advice would be very welcome. Tessie does tend to get more excited around women/kids with high pitched voices.
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!